I Made It To Hole-In-The-Rock!

I’ve been coming to Staircase Escalante for a number of years but never made it all the way down Hole-In-The-Rock Road to Hole-In-The-Rock.

Hole-In-The-Rock Is a location that the Mormons set out for San Juan area in Southeast Utah.  Hole-In-The-Rock is a crack in the sandstone rock at the Colorado River to cross to the other side

The trip to Hole-In-The-Rock is a long one and a Prius can make it to Dance Hall Rock on Hole-In-The-Rock Road but, soon after that the road turns difficult on a good day requiring high clearance.  On a bad day 4x4 high clearance only all the way to the end.

You should read about the Mormons adventure to this location and taking special sized covered wagons down this very steep area down to the river.  I express enough how difficult this was for them, but in another post I will share some further information and pictures that depict what it was like.

I wanted to hike down to the river but over time what ever was there as a surface is now all large rocks with large drops making a climb down a technical one that I was not prepared to do.  If you zoom in on the picture above you may get the idea how steep it is.

I climbed to the top of the ridge over The Hole-In-The-Rock   I wanted to see the Colorado River/Glen Canyon water dammed up all the way back in Parker, AZ

That’s the other side where the ferry took the Mormon covered wagons.



off to the south looming large is Navajo Mountain, here with a rain cloud over it.  

If you have the chance to get to Hole-In-The-Rock Do it as the weather plays a large role in the quality of roads here and across southern Utah.

Happy Travels,

Brent